Our friends Down Under brand it ‘the race that stops the nation’ and the hype is building for this year’s Melbourne Cup.
It is one of the most prestigious and lucrative races on the global horse racing calendar and the 164th edition of the famous Flemington feature boasts a prize pot worth $8.56million, which is roughly more than €5m.
The Melbourne Cup is a two-mile slog and stamina is needed in bucketloads to emerge victorious.
Without A Fight claimed the spoils in last year’s renewal to keep the trophy on home soil after red-hot favourite Vauban failed to fire for Willie Mullins.
The Closutton maestro plans to send the 2022 Triumph Hurdle hero and fellow dual-purpose star Absurde on the long journey to Australia for a shot at redemption, while a stack of other Irish runners could take their chance.
You can run the rule over our Melbourne Cup odds on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise all the key details about this year’s renewal can be found below.
Melbourne Cup 2024 date and start time
The Melbourne Cup is set to take place at Flemington on Tuesday, November 5. The provisional post time has not yet been revealed. You can watch the race live on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app.
Melbourne Cup 2024 runners and riders
The following 123 horses hold entries for the Melbourne Cup ahead of confirmations and final declarations.
Absurde (Jockey TBC)
Adelaide River (TBC)
Age Of Sail (TBC)
Ahuriri (TBC)
Alegron (TBC)
Almairac (TBC)
Ardakan (TBC)
Arrest (TBC)
Athabascan (TBC)
Aurora’s Symphony (TBC)
Balance Play (TBC)
Bankers Choice (TBC)
Basilinna (TBC)
Bear On The Loose (TBC)
Berkshire Breeze (TBC)
Birdman (TBC)
Brayden Star (TBC)
Buckaroo (TBC)
Changingoftheguard (TBC)
Circle Of Fire (TBC)
Cleveland (TBC)
Coco Sun (TBC)
Convener (TBC)
Dashing Duchess (TBC)
Delius (TBC)
Denmark (TBC)
Deny Knowledge (TBC)
Dillian (TBC)
Divus Romulus (TBC)
Don’t Doubt Dory (TBC)
Dunleer Lad (TBC)
El Bodegon (TBC)
Eliyass (TBC)
Emissary (TBC)
Etna Rosso (TBC)
Fancy Man (TBC)
Fawkner Park (TBC)
Firestorm (TBC)
Foxy Cleopatra (TBC)
Francesco Guardi (TBC)
Future History (TBC)
Gear Up (TBC)
Good Oil (TBC)
Grosvenor Square (TBC)
Haaracaine (TBC)
Harbour Wind (TBC)
Hipop De Loire (TBC)
Horrifying (TBC)
Illinois (TBC)
Immediacy (TBC)
Interpretation (TBC)
Jan Brueghel (TBC)
Just Fine (TBC)
Kalapour (TBC)
Karburan (TBC)
Kinesiology (TBC)
Knight’s Choice (TBC)
Kovalica (TBC)
Land Legend (TBC)
Le Don De Vie (TBC)
Lionel (TBC)
Magical Zoe (TBC)
Mahrajaan (TBC)
Manzoice (TBC)
Mare Of Mt Buller(TBC)
Medatsu (TBC)
Middle Earth (TBC)
Military Mission (TBC)
Mission Of Love (TBC)
Molly Bloom (TBC)
Mostly Cloudy (TBC)
Muramasa (TBC)
Nereus (TBC)
New Endeavour (TBC)
Night Sparkle (TBC)
Okita Soushi (TBC)
Onesmoothoperator (TBC)
Pennyweka (TBC)
Place Du Carrousel (TBC)
Point King (TBC)
Point Lonsdale (TBC)
Poptronic (TBC)
Positivity (TBC)
Post Impressionist (TBC)
Promises Kept (TBC)
Quantum Cat (TBC)
Que Tempesta (TBC)
Red Aces (TBC)
Relentless Voyager (TBC)
Riff Rocket (TBC)
Royal Champion (TBC)
Royal Patronage (TBC)
Royal Supremacy (TBC)
Saint George (TBC)
Sayedaty Sadaty (TBC)
Sea King (TBC)
Sea What I See (TBC)
Sentimental Flame (TBC)
Serpentine (TBC)
Shaiyhar (TBC)
Sharp ‘N’ Smart (TBC)
Shonan Bashitto (TBC)
Sir Lucan (TBC)
Strathtay (TBC)
Suizuro (TBC)
The Equator (TBC)
The Euphrates (TBC)
The Map (TBC)
Think ‘N’ Fly (TBC)
Trust In You (TBC)
Uncle Bryn (TBC)
Unusual Legacy (TBC)
Up And Under (TBC)
Valiant King (TBC)
Vauban (TBC)
Via Sistina (TBC)
Waltham (TBC)
Warmonger (TBC)
Warp Speed (TBC)
Way Up High (TBC)
Whisky On The Hill (TBC)
Without A Fight (TBC)
Zardozi (TBC)
Without A Fight winning the Melbourne Cup 2023 at Flemington
Melbourne Cup 2024 betting
Melbourne Cup odds are on paddypower.com and prices for the leading contenders can be seen on our snazzy widgets below.
Circle Of Fire – former trained by Sir Michael Stoute – is the favourite with Paddy Power for the Melbourne Cup after landing the Group 1 Sydney Cup last time out.
Ballydoyle resident Grosvenor Square is next in our early betting following an emphatic success in the Irish St Leger Trial in August.
Despite flopping last year, Vauban is also prominent in our antepost market after scooting to victory in the Lonsdale Cup at the Ebor Festival.
*Odds quoted on the widget are Future Racing / Antepost prices which means that if your selection does not run in the race for whatever reason – you will lose your stake under traditional Antepost rules
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